Oslo Police District Explained

Agencyname:
Oslo Police District
Oslo politidistrikt
Country:Norway
Divtype:Police district
Divname:Oslo
Oversightbody:National Police Directorate
Police:Yes
Local:Yes (some national tasks)
Headquarters:Oslo Police Headquarters
Grønnlandsleiret 44
Chief1name:Hans Sverre Sjøvold
Chief1position:Chief of Police
Unitname:
  • Mounted police (Rytterkorpset)
  • Delta (Beredskapstroppen)
Stationtype:Station
Stations:7
Boats1:Harbor police
Aircraft1type:Police helicopter
Aircraft1:2 x Eurocopter EC135
Website:https://www.politi.no/oslo

Oslo Police District (Norwegian: Oslo politidistrikt) is the largest police district in Norway. The Police District of Asker og Bærum and Oslo Police District are from January 1, 2016 merged into one, and kept the name Oslo Police District. The police district comprises three municipalities, Oslo, Asker and Bærum. It has a total population of around 800,000 people.[1] Oslo Police District has seven police stations in charge of policing duties, including assignments in terms of order, prevention and investigation purposes in the surrounding areas. The Police Authority also has special sections for the investigation of serious crime. The investigation led formally by police lawyers, belonging to prosecutors. Serious drug cases and robbery cases are investigated by the Section for organized crime, homicide cases and cases involving sexual crimes investigated by the Division of Violence and sexual crimes, while serious forms of economic crime investigation by the Financial and Environmental Crime Section. Traffic and sea buffet includes Trafikkorpset and Harbor Police and a specialist on criminal offenses related to the capital's traffic by land and sea. The Police is headquartered at Grønlandsleiret 44 at Grønland in Oslo.

Police stations

Western unit

Unit of central Oslo

Eastern unit

Contact

Emergency telephone number is ☎ 112, non emergency calls at ☎ 02800 or ☎ (+47)22 66 90 50.[2] [3]

Common units

Mobility

Oslo Police disposal units that move on land (mounted police in addition to patrols on foot, by car and motorcycle), sea (Harbor Police) and by air (helicopter).

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.aftenposten.no/norge/Asker-og-Barum-blir-en-del-av-Oslo-politidistrikt-39215b.html Asker og Bærum blir en del av Oslo politidistrikt
  2. https://www.politiet.no/en/om/organisasjonen/politidistrikter/oslo-politidistrikt/politistasjoner-og-lensmannskontorer-oslo/ Contact information, Oslo Police District
  3. https://www.politiet.no/en/services/tip-off-norwegian-police/ Tip-off Norwegian police
  4. https://www.politiet.no/en/om/organisasjonen/politidistrikter/oslo-politidistrikt/seksjon-for-utlendingsforvaltning/ Section for Immigration Administration